Taking on the Trust

How Ida Tarbell Brought Down John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil

Steve Weinberg author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:WW Norton & Co

Published:14th Aug '09

Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back

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Hailed by critics on its release, this fascinating dual biography looks at two extraordinary lives and the social history of the Progressive Era. Taking on the Trust is a grand achievement by a skilled scholar and proud defender of the ever-necessary act of political journalism.

"As a journalistic icon, Tarbell serves as both a high water mark for effective journalism and a sobering reminder of the limited power of the pen." -- Tom Abate - San Francisco Chronicle
"A story that ought to thrill any investigative reporter." -- Michael Kazin - Washington Post
"The perfect marriage of author and subject." -- David Maraniss, author of They Marched Into Sunlight
"Should be required reading in every newsroom in America." -- Kitty Kelley, author of The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty

ISBN: 9780393335514

Dimensions: 211mm x 140mm x 20mm

Weight: 420g

338 pages